Fishermen thank senators for proposed $150M in aid

GLOUCESTER, Mass. — Fishermen from the Northeast are thanking two key U.S. senators for including $150 million in fishery disaster assistance in a recent appropriations bill.

The letter from 230 fishermen, all members of the Gloucester-based Northeast Seafood Coalition, was dated Tuesday. It was addressed to Appropriations Committee Chair Maryland Democrat Barbara Mikulski and the committee’s top Republican, Richard Shelby of Alabama.

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